Gravlax

* Exported from MasterCook *

Gravlax

Recipe By : Miriam Podcameni Posvolsk
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : First Courses Fish And Seafood

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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Adapted from C C A ( Chef Herve)
1 whole thick salmon filet with the skin
1/2 cup kosher salt
1/2 cup sugar
mignonette*

2 bunches chopped dill
3 tablespoons cognac
grand Marnier

* mignonette: crushed, not ground, black peppercorns
1. Remove all bones from fish.Slide fingers on top of filet to feel the
bones in the center and pull them out with pliers.
2. Mix salt and sugar and set aside.
3. Perforate fish skin with fork or knife.
4. Dry fish and sprinkle all the cognac and 1 T grand Marnier on the flesh
surface.
5. Roll fish in pepper and then coat both surfaces with salt and sugar mixture
6. Sprinkle with plenty of dill pressing to adhere.
7.Place fish into a Pyrex large enough to hold it all. Cover with plastic.
8. Place a second Pyrex on top with weight( I fill it with water)
9. Chill 3 days, draining liquids every 24 hours and adding a little more
of the salt sugar mixture every time it's drained.
10. At the end of this time fish should be firm to the touch.
11. Rinse and add more dill and pepper


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NOTES : Keeps 1 week
Serve very finely sliced on blini or rye with mustard dill sauce